Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/ćänā

This Proto-Tocharian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tocharian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷéneh₂ (“woman, wife”). Compare especially Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ) and Proto-Celtic *benā.

Noun

*ćänā f

1. woman

   Synonym: *kʷliye

2. wife

Related terms

• *kʷliye

Descendants

• Tocharian A: śäṃ
• Tocharian B: śana

References

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “śana”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 676–677